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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 11h

Somewhere between "oh hell no" and "yeah that's kinda what it feels like"

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Barleybap @barleybap.bsky.social · Apr 29

Therapist: "The UwUze isn't real, he can't hurt you."

The UwUze:

The box for The Ooze on Genesis edited to read The Uwuze. A cute uwu face has been edited onto The Ooze.

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 18h

Around the time video game violence discourse circled around The Last of Us 2, I joked with a friend that if people really wanted players to feel guilty about who they killed, we should be forced to watch their happiest moments before they get gunned down by a Drake-type. Someone out there gets me:

As if doing a low honour run in Red Dead Redemption 2 didn't make you feel guilty enough in comes a mod that gives NPCs memories for you to watch before murdering them

Suddenly, violence doesn't seem like the answer.

www.pcgamer.com

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 1d

The Model UN Kickstarter is 95 percent funded in less than 24 hours! Thank you to everyone who's gotten on-board with the book so far. Get your copy at www.modeluncomic.com if you're still on the fence!

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Alpha Chrome Yayo @alphachromeyayo.com · 2d

Not sure how King Ghidorah is getting much sound out of those instruments with no hands and that trumpet jammed in the back of his throat

But you also just know he is somehow absolutely shredding

Front cover of a novelty Godzilla 45, featuring various kaiju playing musical instruments.

Notably, King Ghidorah has a trumpet and a sax, both mysteriously floating inside two of his mouths.

Back cover of a novelty Godzilla 45. Again featuring kaiju with musical instruments.

Here King Ghidorah is somehow playing a flute with his third and final mouth.

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 3d

after all that last week, i could not have predicted this would be the outcome.

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Danny Page @danny.page · 3d

<butterfly meme> this is contrition?

Moses Norton, the Well-Red Mage
WE DID IT. WE BEAT CANCEL CULTURE.
You had my back and Bitmap has my back.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
Buy the book the mob tried to cancel today!

Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 3d

Bitmap Books had an about-face today and his royalties will be going to his wallet now, and only Bitmap's profits for the first run will be going to charity

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 3d

Monday 6th October 2025

Dear supporters of Bitmap Books,

Although I stand by the fact that Moses’ comments were ill-advised and insensitive, the whole thing blew up and was made much bigger than it needed to be. Moses has publicly apologised for any offence caused, as has the original poster of the comments who did not intend to cause this much trouble. I do not feel that this warrants an author losing his livelihood and ruining years of hard work to produce the book.

Despite multiple accusations to the contrary, Moses freely agreed to donate his royalties to charity. There was no coercion from me, however we both recognise that due to an increasingly stressful situation that decisions were rushed on both sides. I’m pleased to say that Moses and I have spoken again today, we stand together, and have agreed that he will receive 100% of his royalties.

Maybe I was hasty in my response, and I’m happy to admit to that. At the time I sincerely thought I was doing the right thing to diffuse an increasingly difficult situation. I will commit to donating all company profits from this first print run to the charity, Special Effect.

The bottom line is that is that Moses has apologised for his original comments, and will now be paid the royalties that are rightfully his.

Moses and myself have received a large amount of personal abuse and threats over the past few days. We hope that this statement will bring some closure to what has happened.

Sam Dyer, founder of Bitmap Books

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 4d

it’s wild how many people on The Other Site are glazing that SNES RPG book author. lots of headass culture war types with genAI avatars of 60+ year old white dudes with bios like “unwoke. ex-marine. love our lord. polymath. gaming since the reagan era. father of 12. just here for free thoughts.”

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · Feb 4

Songs in Persona 3

[LOTUS JUICE] 🎶 questionable 🎶 chemical vegetable mineral 🎶 I literally just bust nuts 🎶 on my bus🎶
[AZUMI TAKAHASHI] 🎶 ooo yeah 🎶 graduation fascination 🎶

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 7d

I was naive to think the ~7GB FFXI download wouldn't need a big update right off the bat. So naive.

Screenshot of the PlayOnline Final Fantasy XI downloader screen. It notes that there are 4739 of 4752 files remaining to download, and a download time of 2 hours and 22 minutes remaining.

Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 8d

Really wish it was possible to reintegrate it into Phantom Pain. There's a prerendered flashback cutscene during the helicopter ride after you rescue Kaz that feels stylistically out of place, and I'm convinced it's where Ground Zeroes was meant to be played

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wheel " " able @wheelable.bsky.social · 8d

who else up supping on naught but broth of bean

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 9d

I really love that you can get it bundled with either Promise Mascot Agency, Keep Driving, or Dredge too, each one is perfectly paired

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 9d

There's an IGN article from 2000 that has many of these noted, along with a few other curious ones...
www.ign.com/articles/200...

Pat Buchanan, Reform Party

"I'm impressed with the technology of the PlayStation 2, as it's obviously a very powerful system. I just wish that it were the same color as the Dreamcast. The color of the PS2 doesn't go well with my hood."

Al Gore, Vice President

"The PlayStation 2 is even more amazing than the Internet. I'm proud that I've had a part in inventing it."

George W. Bush, Governor

"The PlayStation 2 is an amazing piece of technology and is the future of this country. I just can't get enough of Jet Grind Radio and Shenmue."

Cheech Marin, Actor

"When you're fried there's nothing more enjoyable than playing FantaVision on PlayStation 2. It's easily the best game since Cybermorph."

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 10d

Well, it was an agonizing run from like Day 25 to Day 40 but I did it, I got to an ending and was completely alienated from *everybody*

Oof.

Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 10d

After playing Amagami and LovePlus over the last few weeks, I've concluded:
- dating sims are an essential genre
- everyone should play at least one dating sim in their life
- it's possible for icons on a hex grid to break your heart
- @iiotenki.bsky.social oughta get some wheelbarrows full of cash

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 10d

I understand now 😰

Amagami's really great. I spent so much time with Ayatsuji that I'm watching helplessly as all my other friendships erode, and I'm forced to just run the clock day in and day out, until I hear that my estranged schoolmates are living their best, while I wonder "what if?"

Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 10d

Finally started playing Amagami. Beyond what little I've learned from reading posts over here I'm going in spoiler free.

I've gravitated towards Ayatsuji over the first couple of in-game weeks. It feels like every time we hang out, it's either vaguely threatening, or earnestly cute.

Screenshot from the game Amagami Ebikore+ on the PlayStation Vita. Image is of the character Ayatsuji, looking back at you and into your soul, with a vaguely threatening air. Her dialogue box reads: "Take care now..."

Screenshot from the game Amagami Ebikore+ on the PlayStation Vita. In conversation with the character Ayatsuji, whose dialogue box reads: "It seems like it'd feel so nice to shut everything down and just run."

This seems earnestly cute!

Screenshot from the game Amagami Ebikore+ on the PlayStation Vita. Another moment, this time in the shopping district at dusk, of Ayatsuji glancing back at you as you walk behind her.

This... also feels vaguely threatening.

Screenshot from the game Amagami Ebikore+ on the PlayStation Vita.

Image is of a partly cloudy sky at dusk. Text on screen is from the game's Log, showing a transcript of a dialogue exchange between a Shopkeeper, Mizuno (the player character), and Ayatsuji.

Shopkeeper: "Mm-hmm, a respectable girlfriend you have there. Don't let this one get away, now, y'hear?"

Mizuno: "Eh?"
Ayatsuji: "Fufu, 'girlfriend'."

Shopkeeper: "Oh, was I mistaken?"
Ayatsuji: "Maybe, who knows~"
Mizuno: "Hahaha..."

This! This was cute!

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 10d

It's great how easy it is to get screenshots off the Vita, because now I can hold myself publicly accountable here for my choices (good and bad)

Screenshot from the game Amagami Ebikore+ on the PlayStation Vita. Image is of a shortcut in the back of the school. Rihoko is stuck in a hole in the fence and you (the player character) come across her there.

The dialogue tree reads:
-SELECT:
• Guess I have to help Rihoko!
• Guess I'll leave Rihoko and head to the main gate!
• I'm already late anyway! Let's bully Rihoko! (This choice is highlighted)

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 10d

Finally started playing Amagami. Beyond what little I've learned from reading posts over here I'm going in spoiler free.

I've gravitated towards Ayatsuji over the first couple of in-game weeks. It feels like every time we hang out, it's either vaguely threatening, or earnestly cute.

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 12d

Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is hitting the same spot of my heart that Kimi ni Todoke did... wishing for the best for all these characters while I blast through chapters not seeing that it's almost frickin 4AM

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💀🧟‍♂️Kevin Church of the UNHOLY 🧟‍♂️💀 @beaucoupkevin.com · 13d

The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 14d

it's been about a year since Awaara's 4K remaster screened at TIFF... and there doesn't seem to have been a peep since then about any sort of bluray

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Unrigged @unrigged.bsky.social · 15d

New at @therovermedia.bsky.social: Soraya Martinez Ferrada wants to use AI to help solve the city’s orange cone nightmare.

@titocurtis.bsky.social asks - where have we heard this before?

therover.ca/montreal-ele... 🔶

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jenny @qdork.bsky.social · 15d

actually i changed my mind store.steampowered.com/app/2359120/... #gaming #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev #videogames

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Fives @fivedollardare.bsky.social · 15d

These are absolutely beautiful to see in print!

Thanks and congratulations to @aneido.bsky.social! I'm so glad I got in under the line with the late pledges, I can't wait to read these!

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